Police said Sammy Lopez, 29, from Union City, was arrested after handing over 30 bags of crack cocaine to officers. Photo courtesy North Bergen Police Department.

NORTH BERGEN- After a traffic stop, police arrested an alleged crack cocaine dealer who was carrying a loaded weapon, officials said.

The arrest occurred Tuesday at 6:47 p.m. when officers
stopped Sammy Lopez, 29, from Palisade Avenue in Union City near 41st Street and Palisade Avenue.

Police said they
stopped Lopez after he made an unsafe lane change.

When officers approached the vehicle, they found that Lopez
was shaky and nervous, reports state.

When asked about his nervousness, Lopez
said that he had drugs on him, and handed over a bag of 30 individually wrapped
baggies of crack cocaine, police said.

A search of Lopez after his arrest uncovered a loaded
.380-caliber pistol, reports state. Police said they also seized Lopez's 2002 Acura MDX.

Lopez was charged
with possession of CDS, possession of CDS with intent to distribute, unlawful
possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of a handgun, and certain persons
not to have weapons, police said.